Cruise Addicts Talk Show

Theresa Masek, editor-in-chief of Vacation Agent Magazine gives us her review of Oceania Cruises brand new ‘Riviera’ and CEO of MSC Cruises USA joins us from South Florida to talk about home porting their upcoming MSC Divina in Miami.

Greg Poplewko, Director of Product Development with Carnival Cruise Line will tell us about the new food venues aboard Carnival Breeze, launching this June. Scott Lara talks to Port Director of PortMiami, Bill Johnson about the rapid growth that PortMiami is experiencing. This week we hit on Cruise News regarding:

• Royal Caribbean’s Grandeur of the Seas refurb
• Keel laid on Norwegian Breakway in German shipyard
• Princess Cruises putting a ship in SFO year-round
• Disney Wonder making inaugural run to Hawaii
• Seattle-Alaska cruise season kicks off

Doug is in Fort Lauderdale, Florida for Cruise3sixty, an annual cruise industry conference put on by the Cruise Line International Association. Doug and Scott will interview execs from Celebrity Cruises, Royal Caribbean, Jamaica Tourism and Cruise Guy is back with the weekly cruise news.

Travel writer Chris Owen will answer questions on staying connected at sea, short cruises and what to pack on a river cruise. Dan Skilken, ceo of Trip Insurance answers the mysterious question about “pre-existing conditions” on Travel Insurance policies. Cruise Guy is here with Cruise News on Princess Cruises’ Star Princess that passed a fishing boat at sea, Celebrity Cruises airing the Summer Olympics from London, Royal Caribbean’s earnings call, plus more information on raising Costa Concordia.

Director of Product Development for Carnival Cruise Lines, Greg Poplewko joins us to talk about the new features that just rolled out on Carnival Miracle in New York City — Hear about The Taste Bar, Punchliner Comedy Club presented by George Lopez and Punchliner Comedy Brunch. Listener Scott Lara joins Doug in Fort Lauderdale to give his review of Holland America’s 1,258-passenger ms Maasdam and Cruise Guy is back with more Cruise News.

Fran Golden, cruise expert and Trip Coach for Budget Travel Magazine talks to us about the brand spanking new Disney Fantasy. Hear Fran’s take on the entertainment, dining and nightlife for adults. Cruise Guy stops by with our weekly dose of Cruise News and Doug talks to a movie goer about Titanic 3D and gets their thoughts.

Maritime attorney Jim Walker joins us to talk about the Carnival Triumph that got detained in Galveston, Texas over the weekend by the feds.  Travel writer Chris Owen weighs in on the consumer side of this weekend’s debacle. Cruise Guy is giving us the latest cruise news on the Disney Fantasy preview cruise, fire aboard Azamara Quest, Princess Cruises home-porting a ship in Asia, and Royal Caribbean’s Rhapsody of the Seas out of dry dock after a $54-million dollar renovation.

This week Doug is broadcasting from Amsterdam aboard Viking River Cruises brand new longship, Viking Odin. Many journalists stop by the broadcast this week like: CBS News Travel Editor Peter Greenberg, Avid Traveler’s Ralph Grizzle, Fran Golden from Budget Travel, and more! Hear what Viking Odin longship is like and why these longships are gaining so much popularity.  Follow our Daily SeaBlog from the sailings.

Doug’s down in Panama this week with the Captain aboard Holland America’s ms Zuiderdam plus Cruise Guy joins us with Cruise News. Be sure to check out the right sidebar of our website to find all about our upcoming iPhone and Android app.

This week is one of the biggest conferences in the Cruise Industry as Cruise Shipping Miami takes place at the Miami Beach Convention Center. Doug is broadcasting live and he’ll have Cruise Guy; Carolyn Spencer Brown, editor-in-chief of Cruise Critic; Charles Robertson, ceo of American Cruise Lines; and travel industry VP Vicky Garcia stops by to talk about travel trends.